League Offers Pledge For Candidates

June 21, 1992|The Morning Call

The League of Women Voters asks candidates to make the following pledge:

I shall conduct my campaign openly and publicly, discussing the issues as I see them, presenting my record and policies with sincerity and frankness, and criticizing without fear and without malice the record and policies of my opponents and their political parties that merit such criticism.

I shall uphold the right of every qualified citizen to full and equal participation in the electoral process.

I shall condemn the use of personal vilification, character defamation, whispering campaigns, libel, slander or scurrilous attacks on any candidates and their personal or family lives.

I shall condemn the use of campaign material of any sort that distorts, misrepresents or otherwise falsifies the facts regarding any candidate, as well as the use of malicious or unfounded accusations against any candidates that aim at creating or exploiting doubts as to their loyalty and patriotism.

I shall condemn any appeal to prejudice based on race, sex, religion, national origin or age.

I shall condemn any dishonest or unethical practice that tends to corrupt or undermine our American system of free elections that hampers or prevents the full and free expression of the will of the voters.

I shall not coerce election help or campaign contributions for myself or for any other candidate from my employees.

I shall immediately and publicly repudiate support deriving from any individual or group that resorts, on behalf of my candidacy or in opposition to that of my opponent, to the methods and tactics which I condemn. I shall accept responsibility to take firm action against any subordinate who violates any provision of this code or the laws governing elections.